Past Speakers and Events

An Archaeological History of the Kuril Islands in the context of Northeast Asian World Systems

March 2, 2026

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1:00PM - 2:30PM EST

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Peabody 12

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An Archaeological History of the Kuril Islands in the context of Northeast Asian World Systems A talk by Ben Fitzhugh (University of Washington) This talk examines the 5000+ year history of human settlement of the remote and hazardous Kuril Archipelago...

Living on China's Frontier: Settlements and Burials in the Eastern Tianshan Mountains

February 23, 2026

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1:00PM - 2:15PM EST

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Peabody 12

In Person

Living on China's Frontier: Settlements and Burials in the Eastern Tianshan Mountains A talk by Duo Tian (Northwest University)

A Study of Drilling Tools Used for Divination Oracle Bones in the Western Zhou Dynasty

February 13, 2026

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1:00PM - 1:15PM EST

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Peabody 12

In Person

A Study of Drilling Tools Used for Divination Oracle Bones in the Western Zhou Dynasty A talk by Tianyu Zhang (Peking University)

How to Fill a Circle--Design in Warring States Bronze, Jade, Lacquer, and Silk

October 15, 2025

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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT

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Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room, S050 CGIS-South

In Person

How to Fill a Circle - Design in Warring States Bronze, Jade, Lacquer, and Silk A talk by Haichen Wang (Mary and Cheney Cowles Endowed Professor, School of Art+Art History+Design, University of Washington, Seattle) New developments in the lacquer and silk...

Foodways in Dynastic Transition in Ancient China: Alcohol, Diet, and Identity from Shang to Zhou

October 9, 2025

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3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT

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Tozzer Anthropology Building Rm. 203

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Foodways in Dynastic Transition in Ancient China: Alcohol, Diet, and Identity from Shang to Zhou A talk by Jingbo Li ( American School of Prehistoric Research, Harvard University) This study investigates how foodways interacted with identity, labor, and...

Learning from the Experts:  Ethnoarchaeological insights on multispecies lifeways and mobile settlement among North and Inner Asian hunter-reindeer herders

October 1, 2025

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1:15PM - 2:30PM EDT

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Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room, S050 CGIS-South

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Learning from the Experts:  Ethnoarchaeological insights on multi-species life-ways and mobile settlement among North and Inner Asian hunter-reindeer herders A talk by Henny Piezonka (Professor, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany) In parts of the North and...

Early Herders of Inner Asia and Subsistence Transformations in the Altai

March 5, 2025

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1:15PM - 2:30PM EST

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Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room, S050 CGIS-South

In Person

Early Herders of Inner Asia and Subsistence Transformations in the Altai A talk by Taylor Hermes (Professor, University of Arkansas) The Afanasievo culture in the Altai Mountains (ca. 3300-2800 BCE) has long captured our attention as the first...

Subsistence and Ritual: Animal Economy in the Bronze Age Qaidam Basin in Northwestern China

April 24, 2024

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3:00PM - 4:15PM EDT

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Tozzer Anthropology Building Rm. 203

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Subsistence and Ritual: Animal Economy in the Bronze Age Qaidam Basin in Northwestern China Thesis Defense by Chengrui Zhang (Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University) Understanding the diversity and complexity of human-animal...

Dairy Cultures and the Milk Paradox of the Eurasian Steppe

April 3, 2024

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1:15PM - 2:30PM EDT

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Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room, S050 CGIS-South

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Dairy Cultures and the Milk Paradox of the Eurasian Steppe Inner Asian and Altaic Studies Lecture Series by Christina Warinner (Professor, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University) Milk is a familiar food. And a fraught food. The natural food of...

Decentering Chronologies: Integrating Indigenous Perspectives and Local Knowledge in Philippine Archaeology

March 25, 2024

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3:00PM - 4:30PM EDT

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Tozzer Anthropology Building Rm. 203

In Person

Decentering Chronologies: Integrating Indigenous Perspectives and Local Knowledge in Philippine Archaeology by Stephen B. Acabado (Professor, Department of Anthropology & Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA) In this presentation, I reassess the Three...

Stone and Sediment: Interaction Between Resources and Society in the Jianghan Area From 1,600 to 1,050 BC

March 21, 2024

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3:00PM - 4:15PM EDT

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Tozzer Anthropology Building Rm. 203

In Person

Stone and Sediment: Interaction Between Resources and Society in the Jianghan Area From 1,600 to 1,050 BC Thesis Defense by Xin Su (Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University) How the interaction between resources and society shaped...

An Archaeology of Early Modern Transition in Southeast Asia: Social Transformation in Angkor (13th-17th century)

February 22, 2024

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3:00PM - 4:30PM EST

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Tozzer Anthropology Building Rm. 203

In Person

An Archaeology of Early Modern Transition in Southeast Asia: Social Transformation in Angkor (13th-17th century) by Piphal Heng (Post-Doctoral Scholar, UCLA Program for Early Modern Asia (PEMSEA) and Cotsen Institute of Archaeology) Southeast Asia...